2010 in Kenyan football

The following article is a summary of the 2010 football season in Kenya, the 47th competitive season in its history.

Football in Kenya
Season2010
Men's football
Premier LeagueUlinzi Stars
Nationwide LeagueBandari
FKL CupSofapaka
Super CupSofapaka
← 2009 2011 →

Domestic leagues

Promotion and relegation

Premier League
Main article: 2010 Kenyan Premier League

The 2010 Kenyan Premier League began on 20 February 2010 and ended on 14 November, 2010.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ulinzi Stars (C, Q) 30 16 11 3 37 16 +21 59 Qualification for 2011 CAF Champions League
2 Gor Mahia 30 15 11 4 33 15 +18 56
3 Tusker 30 14 11 5 35 19 +16 53
4 Sofapaka (Q) 30 11 14 5 39 23 +16 47 Qualification for 2011 CAF Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 1]
5 Sony Sugar 30 11 8 11 26 26 0 41
6 Mathare United 30 7 18 5 31 28 +3 39
7 Karuturi Sports 30 9 11 10 22 24 −2 38
8 Western Stima 30 9 11 10 28 31 −3 38
9 Chemelil Sugar 30 7 13 10 22 26 −4 34
10 Thika United 30 8 10 12 23 30 −7 34
11 Nairobi City Stars 30 7 13 10 25 34 −9 34
12 A.F.C. Leopards 30 8 10 12 29 41 −12 34
13 Posta Rangers 30 7 12 11 28 37 −9 33
14 Kenya Commercial Bank 30 9 6 15 29 40 −11 33
15 Red Berets (R) 30 7 10 13 27 32 −5 31 Relegation to 2011 Nationwide League
16 Mahakama (R) 30 5 11 14 21 33 −12 26
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2010. Source: 2010 Kenyan Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Sofapaka as winners of the 2010 FKL Cup qualified for the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.

Relegation

Red Berets and Mahakama, were relegated to the Nationwide League for the following season, but the former disbanded due to immense pressure from its sponsors to produce good performances.[1]

Nationwide League

At the end of the 2010 season, Bandari and Congo JMJ United gained promotion to the Premier League for the following season.

Domestic cups

FKL Cup

Sofapaka beat West Kenya Sugar 2-0 in the final to lift the title for the second time their history.

Super Cup
Main article: 2010 Kenyan Super Cup

The 2010 Kenyan Super Cup match was played on January 31, 2010 between Sofapaka, the 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions, and A.F.C. Leopards, who clinched their 8th FKL Cup title the same year. Sofapaka won 1−0 at full-time.

31 January 2012 Sofapaka 1 – 0 A.F.C. Leopards Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
15:00 UTC+3 Mieno  19' News Attendance: 30,000

International club competitions

Champions League
Main article: 2010 CAF Champions League

The 2010 CAF Champions League began on February 12, 2010 and finished on November 13, 2010. Sofapaka qualified for participation in the tournament as 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions. They were knocked out on aggregate in the preliminary round by Ismaily, who advanced to the first round.

February 13, 2010 Preliminaries Sofapaka 0 – 0 Ismaily Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Report Referee: Waziri Sheha (Tanzania)
February 27, 2010 Preliminaries Ismaily 2 – 0 Sofapaka Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
19:30 UTC+2 Homos  54'
Said  67'		 Report Referee: Adel El Raay (Libya)

Confederation Cup
Main article: 2010 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup began on February 2010 and ended in November 2010. A.F.C Leopards qualified for participation in the tournament as 2009 FKL Cup champions. They were knocked out on aggregate in the preliminary round by Banks, who advanced to the first round.

National team

Africa Cup of Nations
Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification § Group J

The national team participated in the qualification phase of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. They finished third in their group and missed out on the final tournament.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  ANG  UGA  KEN  GNB
 Angola 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 2–0 1–0 1–0
 Uganda 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 11 3–0 0–0 2–0
 Kenya 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 2–1 0–0 2–1
 Guinea-Bissau 6 1 0 5 2 8 −6 3 0–2 0–1 1–0
Source:
September 4, 2010 Guinea-Bissau  1 – 0  Kenya Estadio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
16:00 UTC±0 Dionísio  76' Report Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)[2]
October 9, 2010 Kenya  0 – 0  Uganda Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Report Referee: Diata Badara (Senegal)[3]

CECAFA Cup

Kenya participated in the 2010 CECAFA Cup, but were knocked out in the group stages, finishing last in their group with no points.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uganda 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Malawi 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source:
November 29, 2010 Malawi  3 – 2  Kenya Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 UTC+03:00 Nyirenda  1'
Banda  26', 81'		 Baraza  34'
Ajwang  45+2'
December 2, 2010 Kenya  1 – 2  Ethiopia Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 UTC+03:00 Ajwang  85' Bekele  25', 44'
December 5, 2010 Uganda  2 – 0  Kenya Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
16:00 UTC+03:00 Okwi  81'
Mwesigwa  90+2' (pen.)

Other matches

The following is a list of all other matches played by Kenya in 2010.

January 9, 2010 International
friendly		 Kenya  1 – 3  Cameroon Nairobi, Kenya
Situma  9' Report Webó  35'
Emana  56'
Idrissou  57'		 Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre
January 15, 2010 International
friendly		 Yemen  3 – 1  Kenya Sana'a, Yemen
Report Stadium: Ali Muhsin Al-Muriasi Stadium
August 11, 2010 International
friendly		 Tanzania  1 – 1  Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ngassa  67' Report Mariga  13'
August 18, 2010 International
friendly		 Ethiopia  0 – 3  Kenya Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
November 23, 2010 International
friendly		 Tanzania  1 – 0  Kenya

References
  1. Dennis Machio (27 January 2011). "Red Berets FC disbanded". MichezoAfrika.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. Group J Day 1 Report
  3. Group J Day 2 Report
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